"When Energy Issues Are Land Use Issues: Estimating Preferences for Uti" by Vasundhara Gaur, Corey Lang et al.
 

Document Type

Article

Date of Original Version

2023

Department

Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

Abstract

Although solar energy receives broad support in general, utility-scale solar arrays can be contentious because at the siting stage, it becomes a land use issue replete with potential disamenities and trade-offs. We conduct a choice experiment survey to estimate preferences for attributes of utility-scale solar arrays in Rhode Island, United States. Our results suggest that the largest indicator of solar development approval is prior land use, with residents willing to pay an additional $10–$21 in monthly utility bills for developments in commercial, industrial, brownfield, and covered landfill areas, and $13–$49 to avoid developments on farm and forest land.

Publication Title, e.g., Journal

Land Economics

Volume

99

Issue

3

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